# Incident 20091228857429I: Embraer EMB-145LR, Texarkana, AR, December 28, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 2009, 17:34 local time
- Place: Texarkana, AR
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SIMA
- Location: 33.4418° N, 94.0377° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Texarkana, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4418&lon=-94.0377&mi=10
- Aircraft: N681AE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N681AE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer EMB-145LR (registry code 3260212, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-145lr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce AE3007 series (registry code 54582, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-ae3007-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMBRAER EMB-145LR
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC AE3007 SER
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091228857429I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

EGF 3237 (DFW-LIT) WAS FLYING DALL8. LIT DEPARTURE.IN THE AREA OF TEXARKANNA, AR,  AT 2334Z, ATC NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT HEADING NORTHBOUND RATHER THAN EAST-NORTHEAST BOUND AS DEPICTED ON THE DEPARTURE.ATC RE-DIRECTED EGF 3237 ON A HEADING OF 090 DEGREES AND SUBSEQUENTLY CLEARED THE AIRCRAFT DIRECT TO LIT.DUE TO THE TURN, EGF 3237 ENTERED ANOTHER ATC SECTOR. HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO LOSS OF SEPARATION WITH ANY OTHER AIRCRAFT IN THE AREA.THE CREW INITIALLY CLAIMED THAT THEY WERE EXPERIENCING A ISSUE WITH THEIR FMS.THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO LIT WITHOUT ANY FURTHER COMPLICATION.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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